Fifteen students and a teacher were slightly injured yesterday after the van they were travelling in fell off the road and overturned after clashing with a pickup truck in Serng Sang district of Nakhon Ratchasima province.

The incident happened on the road from Serng Sang in Nakhon Ratchasima to Buriram.

The student van of Purita school came out of the secondary road from Prachathai housing estate to the main road unaware of a pickup truck with fish and shrimp loads was coming on the side in high speed.

The two vehicles collided, and the van fell to the roadside ditch and overturned.

Nobody in the truck was hurt but all in the van were injured.

They were later rescued by Hook 41 Highway rescuers and admitted to Serng Sang hospital.

All were treated for bruises except three for cuts on the heads. But they were all allowed to return home after the primary treatment.